Mangaon taluka

Mangaon taluka is a taluka in Raigad district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.^[1][2]

Mangaon
Taluka
Mangaon Location in the Maharashtra state of India
Coordinates: 18.24°N 73.28°E / 18.24; 73.28
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Division	Konkan Division
District	Raigad
Headquarters	Mangaon
Government
• Body	Panchayat Samiti Mangaon Raigad
• Chairperson	NA
• Tehsildar	NA
• MP	Sunil Tatkare (Raigad Constituency)
• MLA	Aditi Sunil Tatkare (Shrivardhan constituency)
Area
• Total	1,503.61 km2 (580.55 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	159,613
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym	Mangaonkar
Language
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	402104
Telephone code	02140
Vehicle registration	MH-06

Raigad district

As of August 2015, there were 8 sub-divisions, 15 talukas, 1970 villages, 60 revenue circles and 350 sazzas in Raigad district. The talukas being Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasala, Murud, Panvel, Pen, Poladpur, Roha, Shrivardhan, Sudhagad-Pali, Tala and Uran.^[2]

Demographics

Religions in Mangaon taluk (2011)[3]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			77.95%
Islam			15.00%
Buddhism			6.47%
Other or not stated			0.58%

Mangaon taluka has a population of 159,613 according to the 2011 census. Mangaon had a literacy rate of 79.87% and a sex ratio of 1021 females per 1000 males. 17,637 (11.05%) are under 7 years of age. 18,535 (11.61%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.63% and 8.97% of the population respectively.^[4]

Languages of Mangaon taluk (2011)^[5]

  Marathi (79.74%)

  Urdu (13.96%)

  'Other' Marathi (1.81%)

  Hindi (1.49%)

  Others (3.00%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 79.74% of the population in the taluka spoke Marathi, 13.96% Urdu and 1.49% Hindi as their first language. 1.81% of the population recorded their language as 'Others' under Marathi.^[5]

Tripublisher

A news story dated November 28, 2020 reports the appointment of Lalita Babar, international athlete and Arjun Award winner as tahasildar of Mangaon.^[6]

References

1. "महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व तालुके – महाराष्ट्रातील सर्व जिल्ह्यांतील तालुके महसुली विभागांनिहाय जाणून घ्या". Prahar (in Marathi). 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
2. "Details of Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Villages, Circles and Sazzas in Raigad district". Raigad District Collectorate. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
3. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
4. "District Census Hand Book – Raigad" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Maharashtra". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
6. "धावपटू ललिता बाबर यांची माणगाव तहसीलदार पदी नेमणूक". 24taas.com. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.